Re: QCMDEXC (or) user written CLP program ?

Before going too far with this, you might want to see if maybe your HLL
has native support for data areas.  I know that RPG does.... but you
didn't say which language the HLL program is written in.

If you do need to use the CHGDTAARA command, I'd certainly recommend
using QCMDEXC.  It will be slightly faster, since QCMDEXC will run your
command at the same call-level as your program, whereas calling a CL
program will need to make a new call level for the CL program.

Plus, in my opinion it's MUCH easier to read your program if you use
QCMDEXC.  You can see exactly what the program is doing, in-line, rather
than have to deal with a separate source member, and having to figure
out what affect library list, activation group, call level, etc will
have on the command...   it's just MUCH simpler, and MUCH more elegant.


On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, Tim Truax wrote:
> Hey all,
> If I wanted to interrupt a HLL program to have it change a *DTAARA, would it 
>be
> more efficient to use the QCMDEXC call and send the CHGDTAARA command ?
> (or)
> Would it be better if I wrote a small CLP that does the CHGDTAARA command ?
> Thanks!
> Tim Truax  :-)
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